China national football team
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| Nickname(s) | 龙之队 Lóng zhī duì (Team Dragon)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Chinese Football Association (CFA) 中国足球协会 | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||
| Captain | Zheng Zhi | ||
| Most caps | Li Weifeng (112) | ||
| Top scorer | Hao Haidong (41) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | CHN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 72  4 (7 February 2019)[2] | ||
| Highest | 37 (December 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 109 (March 2013) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 77  7 (2 February 2019)[3] | ||
| Highest | 18 (27 May 1930) | ||
| Lowest | 87 (June 1993) | ||
| First international | |||
 Philippines 2–1 China  (Manila, Philippines; 4 February 1913)[4] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 China PR 19–0 Guam  (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 26 January 2000) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 8–0 China PR (Recife, Brazil; 10 September 2012) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Group stage, 2002 | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1976) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1984 and 2004 | ||
The Chinese national football team (Chinese: 中国国家足球队), recognized as China PR by FIFA, is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association. The team is colloquially referred to as "Team China" (Chinese: 中国队), the "National Team" (Chinese: 国家队) or "Guózú" (Chinese: 国足, short for Chinese: 国家足球队; pinyin: Guójiā Zúqiú Duì; literally: "national football team").[5]
The Chinese Football Association was founded in 1924 by the Republic of China and joined FIFA in 1931. Following the Chinese Civil War, the Football Association was reformed by the newly founded People's Republic of China. They remained affiliated with FIFA until 1958, when they withdrew, but they rejoined the organisation in 1979.
China has won the EAFF East Asian Cup twice in 2005 and 2010 and have been runners-up at the AFC Asian Cup twice in 1984 and 2004. Although China failed to score a goal in their FIFA World Cup debut appearance during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, losing all their matches, qualifying for the tournament has been considered the greatest accomplishment in the country's football history.
Although modern football lacks a distinguished history in China, there were an estimated 250 million viewers for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup Final, which China lost 3–1 to arch-rivals Japan, the largest single-event sports audience in the country's history at that time.[6]
Contents
1 History
1.1 Republic of China national football team (1913–1949)
1.2 1950–1979
1.3 1980–2002
1.4 2002–2009
1.5 Gao Hongbo era
1.6 Appointment of José Antonio Camacho
1.7 Alain Perrin era
1.8 Gao Hongbo returns
1.9 Marcello Lippi era
2 Team image
2.1 Kits and crests
2.1.1 Kit suppliers
2.1.2 Kit deals
2.2 Stadium
2.3 Rivalries
2.4 Media coverage
3 Coaching staff
4 Players
4.1 Current squad
4.2 Recent call-ups
4.3 Previous squads
5 Recent and forthcoming fixtures
5.1 2018
5.2 2019
6 Competitive record
6.1 All-time results
7 Competition history
7.1 FIFA World Cup record
7.2 AFC Asian Cup record
7.3 Olympic Games record
7.4 Asian Games record
7.5 EAFF East Asian Cup record
7.6 Far Eastern Championship Games record
8 Statistics
8.1 Most capped players
8.2 Top goalscorers
8.3 List of managers
8.3.1 1930–1948
8.3.2 1951–present
9 Honours
9.1 Continental
9.2 Regional
9.3 Minor tournaments
10 See also
11 Notes
12 References
13 External links
History
Republic of China national football team (1913–1949)
Chinese Olympic football team in 1936
China's first ever international representative match was arranged by Elwood Brown, president of the Philippine Athletic Association who proposed the creation of the Far Eastern Championship Games, a multi-sport event considered to be a precursor to the Asian Games.[7] He invited China to participate in the inaugural 1913 Far Eastern Championship Games held in the Philippines, which included association football within the schedule. To represent them it was decided that the winner of the football at the Chinese National Games in 1910 should have the honour to represent the country, where it was won by South China Football Club.[8] The clubs's founder and coach Mok Hing (Chinese 莫慶) would become China's first coach and on 4 February 1913 in a single one-off tournament game held in the Manila he led China to a 2–1 defeat against the Philippines national football team.[9]
The political unrest of the Xinhai Revolution that mired China's participation in the first tournament, especially in renaming the team as Republic of China national football team, did not stop Shanghai being awarded the 1915 Far Eastern Championship Games. Once again South China Football Club, now known as South China Athletic Association won the right to represent the nation. This time in a two legged play-off against the Philippines, China won the first game 1–0 and then drew the second 0–0 to win their first ever tournament.[10] With the games being the first and only regional football tournament for national teams outside Britain, China looked to establish themselves as a regional powerhouse by winning a total of nine championships.[11]
The Chinese Football Association was founded in 1924 and then was first affiliated with FIFA in 1931.[12] With these foundations in place China looked to establish themselves within the international arena and along with the Japanese national football team they were the first Asians to participate in the Football at the Summer Olympics when they competed within the Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Germany. At the tournament China were knocked out within their first game at the Round of sixteen when they were beaten by Great Britain Olympic football team 2–0 on 6 August 1936.[13]
On 7 July 1937 the Second Sino-Japanese War officially erupted, which saw the relations between China and Japan completely eroded especially once it was announced that Japan would hold the 1938 Far Eastern Championship Games.[14] The tournament would be officially cancelled while Japan held their own tournament called the Anniversary of the Japanese Empire, which included the Japanese occupied Manchukuo to represent China.[15] None of the games during the Second Sino-Japanese War are officially recognized and once the war ended on 9 September 1945 China looked to the Olympics once again for international recognition. On 2 August 1948 China competed in the Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics where they were once again knocked out in the last sixteen, this time by Turkey national football team in a 4–0 defeat.[16] When the players returned they found the country in the midst of the Chinese Civil War. When it ended, the team had been split into two, one called the Chinese national football team and the other called Republic of China national football team (later renamed Chinese Taipei national football team).
1950–1979
China, under the newly instated People's Republic of China reformed the Chinese Football Association before having FIFA acknowledge their 1931 membership on 14 June 1952.[17]Finland, who were one of the first nations to hold diplomatic relations with China's new government, invited the country to take part in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Li Fenglou would become the country's first permanent manager to lead them in the tournament, however unfortunately the Chinese delegation was delayed and they missed the entire competition, nevertheless the Finland national football team would still greet Li and the Chinese team with a friendly game on 4 August 1952 making it People's Republic of China's official first game, which ended in a 4–0 defeat.[18][19] In preparation for entering their first FIFA competition, China sent a young squad to train in Hungary in 1954.[20] However, when they entered the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification process China were knocked out by Indonesia.[21]
On 7 June 1958, China stopped participating within any FIFA recognised football events when FIFA officially started to recognise the Republic of China as a different country.[22] This sparked a diplomatic argument that had already seen China withdraw from the 1956 Summer Olympics for the same reasons.[23] For years China would only play in friendlies with nations such as Albania, Burma, Cambodia, Guinea, Hungary, Mongolia, North Korea, North Vietnam, Pakistan, Sudan, the Soviet Union, and the United Arab Republic who recognized People's Republic of China as the sole heir to the China name.[21] On 25 October 1971 the United Nations would recognise the country as the sole heir to the China name in their General Assembly Resolution 2758 act.[24] In 1973 the team, which had been using the name Republic of China would rename themselves as Chinese Taipei.[25] These acts would see China rejoin the international sporting community, first by becoming a member of the Asian Football Confederation in 1974 and by rejoining FIFA again in 1979.[26]
1980–2002
With the end of the Cultural Revolution and international recognition of their sovereignty finally acknowledged, Chinese sport would emerge from a traumatic period that greatly affected them socially and politically.[27][28] The 1974 Asian Games reintroduced the Chinese football team back into international football while the 1976 AFC Asian Cup saw them have a relatively successful campaign where they came third.[29] The Chinese national league restarted after being greatly affected by the political turmoil.[30] Also the introduction of televisions in Chinese households reached 20 million sets by 1982, and with an audience of 350 million, it saw association football regain its popularity, rival and eventually takes over badminton and table tennis as the country's main spectator sport.[31][32]
Chinese players in match against Saudi Arabia at 1984 AFC Asian Cup
In 1980, China participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for a berth in the 1982 World Cup, but they lost a play-off game against New Zealand.[33] During the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1986 World Cup, China faced Hong Kong at home in the final match of the first qualifying round on 19 May 1985 where China only needed a draw to advance. However, Hong Kong produced a 2–1 upset win which resulted in riots inside and outside the stadium in Beijing.[34] During the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1990 World Cup, China again reached the final round of qualifying. They just missed out on qualifying as they conceded two goals in the final three minutes against Qatar in their final group match.[35] During the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1994 World Cup - when they were led by their first ever foreign manager, Klaus Schlapner - China failed to reach the final round of qualifying, coming second behind Iraq.[36] China was on the verge of making it through the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1998 World Cup, but lost crucial matches at home against Qatar and Iran.
In 1987, the first Chinese footballers moved abroad when future national team player Xie Yuxin joined FC Zwolle (Netherlands) and ex-national teamer Gu Guangming joined SV Darmstadt 98 (Germany). In 1988, national team captain Jia Xiuquan and striker Liu Haiguang both joined FK Partizan (Yugoslavia).[37][38]
On 26 January 2000, China beat Guam 19–0 during the 2000 Asian Cup qualification which was the world record for the largest victory margin in an international football match at the time; however, the record was broken by Kuwait nineteen days later.
On 7 October 2001, China, under the direction of manager Bora Milutinović, advanced to the 2002 FIFA World Cup which was the first time China had ever qualified for the FIFA World Cup. However, they failed to score a single goal at the tournament, lost all three group matches, and were subsequently eliminated in the group stage. Nonetheless, qualifying to the World Cup was deemed as China's greatest success ever in international stage.
2002–2009
In November 2004, China failed to advance through the preliminary qualification stage for the 2006 World Cup, losing out to Kuwait on goal difference, despite China's seven goals against Hong Kong in the last qualifying match. Manager Arie Haan was later replaced by Zhu Guanghu after the qualification process.
In August 2005, China won the 2005 East Asian Football Championship, its first ever international title, with a 1–1 draw against South Korea, 2–2 draw against Japan, and a 2–0 win against North Korea.
During the qualification process for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup in 2006, the team became the subject of immense criticism and national embarrassment in the media when they had managed to score only one goal, Shao Jiayi's penalty kick during injury time, against Singapore at home and only managed a draw with Singapore in the away game. During preparations for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the team spent the weeks leading up to the tournament on a tour of the United States. While the 4–1 loss to the United States was not unexpected,[39] a 1–0 loss to Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake which finished bottom of the league in the 2007 season caused serious concern.[40][41]
During the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the team played three group matches, winning against Malaysia, drawing with Iran after leading 2–1, and losing 3–0 to Uzbekistan. After high expectations, China's performance at the tournament drew immense criticism on online communities which condemned the manager, the players, and even the Chinese Football Association. Zhu was later replaced as manager by Vladimir Petrović after the poor performances. Some commented that China's reliance on foreign managers for the past decade had been an indicator of its poor domestic manager development.[42]
In June 2008, China failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, losing against Qatar and Iraq at home. After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Petrović was sacked as the manager and Yin Tiesheng was announced as the team's caretaker.
Gao Hongbo era
In April 2009, China appointed the young Gao Hongbo as the new manager, replacing Yin Tiesheng. His arrival saw China opt for a new strategy, turning towards ground passing tactics and adopting the 4–2–3–1 formation. It was noted that Chinese footballers had relied too heavily on the long ball tactic for almost a decade. Wei Di, the chief of the Chinese Football Association, stressed that, "Anytime, no matter win or loss, they must show their team spirit and courage. I hope, after one year's effort, the national team can give the public a new image."[43]
Under Gao, China drew its first game against Germany 1–1 in May 2009. Afterwards, China were able to gain 13 points in the during the qualification process for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. This led to a revival in interest amongst some Chinese football fans as China had also won 1–0 against France in June 2010 as well as holding 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-finalists Paraguay to a 1–1 draw in September 2010. This led to some supporters even thinking that reaching the semifinals of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup was possible; however, China were knocked out in the group stages during the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. This led to some discontent amongst Chinese fans and it seemed that this was the reason that eventually led to the sacking of Gao as manager by the Chinese Football Association. Although Gao's winning percentage (65%) was the highest for a Chinese manager since Nian Weisi (67.86%) as well as the team having not lost since the end of the 2011 AFC Asians Cup, this was still not enough to convince the Chinese Football Association of replacing Gao. In August 2011, he was formally sacked as manager and replaced by José Antonio Camacho, less than a month before the qualification process for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
But corruption still remained a major problem in Chinese football and in 2010, Wei admitted that, "Chinese football has degraded to an intolerable level. It has hurt the feelings of fans and Chinese people at large." He also added that he was confident in being able to aid Chinese men's and women's football return to the leading status in Asia and world respectively in the future. Wei pointed out six major problems which had caused the "huge slump" of Chinese football in the past few years while he dissected the dwindling pool of youth player selection as being a big problem along with unhealthy professional leagues affected by gambling and match-fixing scandals.[43][44]
Appointment of José Antonio Camacho
On 13 August 2011, José Antonio Camacho was appointed as the new manager of the team, signing a three-year deal for a reported annual salary of $8 million.[45] Wei Di, the chief of the Chinese Football Association, explained the decision as being part of a long-term plan to help the country catch up with rivals Japan and South Korea. He noted that, "Compared with our neighbours Japan and South Korea, Chinese football is lagging far behind, we need to work with a long-term view and start to catch up with a pragmatic approach. A lot of our fans expect China to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. They are afraid that changing the coach at the last moment may cause bad effect to the team's qualifying prospect. I can totally understand that. But we do not have any time to waste."[46]
Yu Hongchen, the vice-president of the Chinese Football Administrative Centre, also stated, "The qualifying stage of 2014 World Cup is just a temporary task for him. Even if the task is failed, Camacho will not lose the job. When we started to find a new coach for the national team, we mainly focus on European countries such as Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. First of all, they have advanced football concepts, and secondly they have a productive youth training system, which we can learn from. We hope he can help us to find a suitable style."[46]
However, China failed to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, after only finishing third place in the third round of qualifying during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, with three wins and three losses out of six games played.
In June 2012, during a friendly match against Spain, many football experts and pundits alike expected Spain to easily steamroll China. However, many critics were stunned to find China and Spain still deadlocked 0–0 until the 84th minute when a goal from David Silva won the match 1–0 for Spain. Even though they lost, this performance was viewed highly in the media. However, disappointment would soon strike again two months later when China faced Sweden in a friendly only to lose 1–0 with the lone goal coming minutes after the second half. Several months later, Camacho managed a youthful team to an 8–0 loss against Brazil on 10 September 2012 which would go on record as China's worst ever international defeat in the team's history. This massive loss also succumbed China to their worst ever FIFA ranking (109th).[47] It was the worst defeat for China since their loss to the United States in 1992.
After a disappointing qualification process for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Camacho led China during their qualification process for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup where in the first group match China lost 2–1 to Saudi Arabia.[48] Camacho then managed China on 15 June 2013 against Thailand in a shocking 5–1 loss to a team ranked 142 and 47 places below China. This embarrassing loss then saw Camacho subsequently sacked a week as manager after immense pressure from the media with Fu Bo assigned as the caretaker.
Alain Perrin era
After Alain Perrin was announced as the new manager in March 2014, China continued through the qualification process for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, qualifying for the tournament by being the best third-placed team. After undergoing a ten match unbeaten streak before the tournament, China won their first group match of the tournament 1–0 against Saudi Arabia through a deflected free kick from Yu Hai. They won their second group match 2–1 against Uzbekistan and subsequently qualified for the knockout stage as the group winner. This was the first time in eleven years that China were not eliminated during the group stage. China won 2–1 against North Korea in their final group match; however, the team was knocked out by in a 2–0 loss against Australia during the quarterfinals.
Gao Hongbo returns
After Perrin was sacked for the team's poor performance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, former coach Gao Hongbo returned to the role on 3 February 2016. In his first two matches, Gao secured the team's passage to the final Asian qualifying round by beating the Maldives and Qatar to overtake Hong Kong to second. This also secured China PR's qualification for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
China started their World Cup hunt by a 2–3 defeat to South Korea, which China almost made a comeback after being led three goals, which was praised by press and medias for its valiant efforts;[49] and China's impressive performance continued with a 0–0 draw to AFC's highest ranked team Iran at home,[50] leading its supporters to be enthusiastic over China's position for the World Cup in Russia. However, what followed later was a complete shock, as China lost 0–1 at home to Syria and 0–2 away to Uzbekistan. After losing to Uzbekistan 0−2 in October 2016, Gao Hongbo resigned. His team had been winless in the first four matches of the final qualifying stage for the World Cup, including an embarrassing home loss to Syria which was widely criticised by fans.[51]
Marcello Lippi era
Chinese players after win against Thailand at 2019 AFC Asian Cup Round of 16
On 22 October 2016, Marcello Lippi was appointed manager of the team ahead for the last remaining matches.[52][53][54] His first task was up against Qatar, where China drew 0–0 at home to the Middle Eastern opponent, as the fans, having lost enthusiasm with what happened at four beginning matches, started to question over the team's ability. Lippi decided to revamp the team and China's performances improved greatly. China defeated South Korea 1–0 for the first time in a FIFA-sanctioned tournament, amidst the heat of tensions over South Korea's deployment of THAAD which was seen by China as a threat.[55] The victory against South Korea led China's slim hope alive, only to found themselves lost 0–1 away to Iran. China's chance turned slimmer with a 2–2 draw to Syria, forcing China to win the last remaining matches while hoping Syria unable to do something surprise.[56] China did it well by winning 1–0 over Uzbekistan at home and Qatar 2–1 away; but following Syria's 2–2 draw with Iran, the team was not able to be qualified for the 2018 World Cup under his tenure, but improvements could be seen from China's performances.[57] Lippi signaled in early 2018 that he would depart after the 2019 Asian Cup, previously had stated that China would be his last team on his coaching career.
Lippi led the side during the final stage of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where China won 2–1 to Kyrgyzstan and 3–0 to Philippines, before losing 2–0 to group leaders South Korea on 16 January.[58] China then beat Thailand 2–1 to earn a place in the quarter-finals, where the Chinese team was knocked out by Iran after a 3–0 defeat; Lippi subsequently confirmed his departure as head coach.[59][60]
Team image
Kits and crests
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China's home kit is traditionally all red with a white trim while their away kit is traditionally an inverted version of the home kit, fully white with a red trim. During the 1996 AFC Asian Cup, China employed a third kit which was all blue with a white trim and was used against Saudi Arabia during the tournament.[61] The team has also started to use cooling vests in certain warmer climates.[62] After decades of having Adidas producing the team's kits, China's current kit has been produced and manufactured by Nike since 2015.
Kit suppliers
| Kit supplier | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Adidas | 1985–2015 | |
 Nike | 2015–present |
Kit deals
| Kit supplier | Period | Contract announcement | Contract duration | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nike | 2015–present | 2015-01-03 | 2015–2026 (12 years)[63] | $16 million per year[64] |
Stadium
China plays in various stadiums in the country, and doesn't have a permanent home stadium.
Workers' Stadium, opened in 1959, located in the Chaoyang District in north-eastern Beijing, is the most renowned one. Its capacity is 66,161, and it covers a land area of 350,000 square meters. It is used both for international matches and by the China Super League team, the Beijing Guoan, and for the national team. However, China also plays in other stadiums around the country. Tuodong Stadium on the city of Kunming has the capacity of 40,000 and was used in previous 2010 and 2014 World Cup campaigns. Yellow Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou served as China's main stadium for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification and Shaanxi Province Stadium in Xi'an served as Team Dragon's main stadium for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
Previously, Shenyang's Wulihe Stadium was served as the base for China's historic 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign, which saw China qualified, and their only, World Cup appearance.
In smaller tournaments like EAFF E-1 Football Championship, Chongqing Olympic Sports Center in Chongqing, and Wuhan Sports Center Stadium in Wuhan were used as home stadiums for Team Dragon. The recent China Cup also represents Guangxi Sports Center in Nanning as the team's main stadium.
Rivalries
Traditionally, China's greatest rival has been Japan.[65] This was exemplified after Japan beat China 3–1 in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup Final when Chinese fans began to riot near the north gate of the Worker's Stadium.[66] The rioting was said to be provoked by controversial officiating during the tournament and the heightened anti-Japanese sentiment at the time. China's most recent tournament meeting with Japan was at the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship where Japan won 2–1. China went on to finish as third-place in the tournament, while Japan finished 2nd.
Another well known rivalry is also with fellow neighbour South Korea. China played 27 matches against South Korea between 1978 and 2010, a span of 32 years, without winning a single match (11 draws and 16 losses). The media coined the term "Koreaphobia" to describe this phenomenon, but China finally registered its first win against South Korea on 10 February 2010, winning 3–0 during the 2010 East Asian Football Championship and eventually going on to win the tournament.
A rivalry with Hong Kong has been created due to political tension. With Hong Kong fans booing the Chinese national anthem, which Team Hong Kong share with Team China, 2018 World cup qualifier matches were also very tense with both matches resulting in 0–0 draws.
Media coverage
Home and away matches are typically shown on CCTV-5, CCTV-5+, GDTV-Sports, STV-Sports, BTV-6, and several other local sports channels in mainland China.
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | TBD | TBD |
| Assistant coaches | Massimiliano Maddaloni |  Italy |
Narciso Pezzotti | Italy | |
Fabrizio Del Rosso | Italy | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Michelangelo Rampulla | Italy |
| Fitness coach | Claudio Gaudino | Italy |
Massimo Neri | Italy | |
| Technical employee | Liu Zhiyu | China |
Tong Qiang | China | |
| Team Doctor | Silvano Cotti | Italy |
Wang Shucheng | China | |
| Therapists | Enrico Castellacci | Italy |
Jin Ri | China | |
Gao Jianguo | China | |
hang Yanrui | China | |
| Manager | Kang Bing | China |
Huang Song | China | |
Huang Weitao | China | |
| Logistics | Guo Rui | China |
Chen Xi | China | |
| Press Officer | Che Hengzhi | China |
| Media Officer | Vincenzo Cellucci | Italy |
| Doctor | Wang Shucheng | China |
| Administrator | Zhang He | China |
| Technical director | Kwok Ka Ming |  Hong Kong |
| Technical director | Bingyan Guo | China |
Players
Current squad
The following players were the 23-man squad for 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[67]
Caps and goals are correct as of 20 January 2019, after the match against Iran.
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Yan Junling | (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 | 22 | 0 | Shanghai SIPG |
| 12 | 1GK | Zhang Lu | (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987 | 0 | 0 | Tianjin Quanjian |
| 23 | 1GK | Wang Dalei | (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 | 26 | 0 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| 2 | 2DF | Liu Yiming | (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 | 13 | 0 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
| 3 | 2DF | Yu Yang | (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 | 14 | 0 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan |
| 4 | 2DF | Shi Ke | (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 | 9 | 0 | Shanghai SIPG |
| 5 | 2DF | Zhang Linpeng | (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 | 72 | 5 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
| 6 | 2DF | Feng Xiaoting | (1985-10-22) 22 October 1985 | 75 | 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
| 17 | 2DF | Zhang Chengdong | (1989-02-09) 9 February 1989 | 32 | 0 | Hebei China Fortune |
| 19 | 2DF | Liu Yang | (1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 | 7 | 0 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| 8 | 3MF | Zhao Xuri | (1985-12-03) 3 December 1985 | 87 | 2 | Dalian Yifang |
| 10 | 3MF | Zheng Zhi | (1980-08-20) 20 August 1980 | 108 | 15 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
| 11 | 3MF | Hao Junmin | (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 | 72 | 12 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| 13 | 3MF | Chi Zhongguo | (1989-10-26) 26 October 1989 | 11 | 0 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan |
| 15 | 3MF | Wu Xi | (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 | 60 | 4 | Jiangsu Suning |
| 16 | 3MF | Jin Jingdao | (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 | 10 | 0 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| 20 | 3MF | Yu Hanchao | (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 | 59 | 9 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
| 21 | 3MF | Piao Cheng | (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989 | 5 | 0 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan |
| 7 | 4FW | Wu Lei | (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 | 63 | 15 |  Espanyol |
| 9 | 4FW | Xiao Zhi | (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 | 17 | 3 | Guangzhou R&F |
| 14 | 4FW | Wei Shihao | (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 | 8 | 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
| 18 | 4FW | Gao Lin | (1986-02-14) 14 February 1986 | 109 | 22 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
| 22 | 4FW | Yu Dabao | (1988-04-17) 17 April 1988 | 56 | 19 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Guo Quanbo | (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 | 0 | 0 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2019 AFC Asian Cup PRE |
GK | Zeng Cheng | (1987-01-08) 8 January 1987 | 42 | 0 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2019 AFC Asian Cup PREINJ |
DF | Li Xuepeng | (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 | 32 | 0 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | v.  Iraq, 24 December 2018 INJ |
DF | Fan Xiaodong | (1987-03-02) 2 March 1987 | 8 | 1 | Changchun Yatai | 2019 AFC Asian Cup PRE |
DF | Zhu Chenjie | (2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 | 0 | 0 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | v.  Palestine, 20 November 2018 |
DF | Yu Hai | (1987-06-04) 4 June 1987 | 71 | 11 | Shanghai SIPG | v.  Syria, 16 October 2018 |
DF | Deng Hanwen | (1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 | 11 | 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | v. Syria, 16 October 2018 |
DF | Wang Tong | (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 | 3 | 0 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | v. Syria, 16 October 2018 |
DF | Zheng Zheng | (1989-07-11) 11 July 1989 | 17 | 2 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | v.  Bahrain, 10 September 2018 |
DF | Wang Shenchao | (1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 | 7 | 0 | Shanghai SIPG | v.  Thailand, 2 June 2018 SUS[68] |
DF | Jiang Zhipeng | (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 | 24 | 0 | Hebei China Fortune | 2018 China Cup |
DF | He Guan | (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 | 5 | 0 | Shanghai SIPG | 2018 China Cup |
MF | Zhang Xiuwei | (1996-03-13) 13 March 1996 | 1 | 0 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2019 AFC Asian Cup PRE |
MF | Mirahmetjan Muzepper | (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 | 5 | 0 | Tianjin TEDA | v. Palestine, 20 November 2018 |
MF | He Chao | (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 | 5 | 0 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | v. Syria, 16 October 2018 |
MF | Zhang Xizhe | (1991-01-23) 23 January 1991 | 23 | 4 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | v. Bahrain, 10 September 2018 |
MF | Huang Zichang | (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 | 2 | 0 | Jiangsu Suning | v. Thailand, 2 June 2018 |
MF | Chen Binbin | (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 | 2 | 0 | Shanghai SIPG | v. Thailand, 2 June 2018 |
MF | Huang Bowen | (1987-07-13) 13 July 1987 | 44 | 3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2018 China Cup |
MF | Cai Huikang | (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 | 21 | 0 | Shanghai SIPG | 2018 China Cup |
MF | Peng Xinli | (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 | 1 | 0 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 2018 China Cup |
FW | Yang Xu | (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 | 48 | 22 | Tianjin Tianhai | v. Bahrain, 10 September 2018 |
FW | Tan Long | (1988-04-01) 1 April 1988 | 1 | 0 | Changchun Yatai | v. Thailand, 2 June 2018 |
Notes:
SUS Player suspended
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
RET Retired from the national team
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
DEC Declined (personal matters)
Previous squads
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Recent and forthcoming fixtures
2018
China PR
v 
Wales22 March 2018 2018 China Cup | China PR | 0–6 | Wales | Nanning, China |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Report | Bale  2', 21', 62' Vokes 38', 58' Wilson 45' | Stadium: Guangxi Sports Center Attendance: 36,573 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) |
China PR
v 
Czech Republic26 March 2018 2018 China Cup | China PR | 1–4 | Czech Republic | Nanning, China |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Guangxi Sports Center Attendance: 15,815 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia) |
China PR
v 
Myanmar26 May 2018 Friendly | China PR | 1–0 | Myanmar | Nanjing, China |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Wu Lei 41' | Report | Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
Thailand
v China PR2 June 2018 Friendly | Thailand | 0–2 | China PR | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 18:30 UTC+7 | Report |
| Stadium: Rajamangala National Stadium Attendance: 23,750 Referee: Gopala Krishnan Letchman (Singapore) |
Qatar
v China PR7 September 2018 Friendly | Qatar | 1–0 | China PR | Doha, Qatar |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait) |
Bahrain
v China PR10 September 2018 Friendly | Bahrain | 0–0 | China PR | Riffa, Bahrain |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al Ali (Jordan) |
China PR
v 
India13 October 2018 Friendly | China PR | 0–0 | India | Suzhou, China |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
China PR
v Syria16 October 2018 Friendly | China PR | 2–0 | Syria | Nanjing, China |
| 20:00 UTC+8 |
| Report | Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 22,015 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
China PR
v Palestine20 November 2018 Friendly | China PR | 1–1 | Palestine | Haikou, China |
| 20:00 UTC+8 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Wuyuan River Stadium Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
China PR
v Iraq24 December 2018 Friendly | China PR | 1–2 | Iraq | Doha, Qatar |
| 15:00 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait) |
China PR
v 
Jordan28 December 2018 Friendly | China PR | 1–1 | Jordan | Doha, Qatar |
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| Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium |
2019
China PR
v 
Kyrgyzstan7 January 2019 (2019-01-07) 2019 AFC Asian Cup | China PR | 2–1 | Kyrgyzstan | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
| 15:00 UTC+4 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
Philippines
v China PR11 January 2019 (2019-01-11) 2019 AFC Asian Cup | Philippines | 0–3 | China PR | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 17:30 UTC+4 | Report |
| Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 16,013 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
South Korea
v China PR16 January 2019 (2019-01-16) 2019 AFC Asian Cup | South Korea | 2–0 | China PR | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 17:30 UTC+4 |
| Report | Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Attendance: 13,579 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
Thailand
v China PR20 January 2019 (2019-01-20) 2019 AFC Asian Cup | Thailand | 1–2 | China PR | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
| 18:00 UTC+4 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 8,026 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
China PR
v 
Iran24 January 2019 (2019-01-24) 2019 AFC Asian Cup | China PR | 0–3 | Iran | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 20:00 UTC+4 | Report |
| Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 19,578 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
China PR
v Thailand21 March 2019 (2019-03-21) 2019 China Cup | China PR | v | Thailand | Nanning, Guangxi, China |
| Stadium: Guangxi Sports Center |
China PR
v 
Uzbekistan or 
Uruguay25 March 2019 (2019-03-25) 2019 China Cup | China PR | v | Uzbekistan or Uruguay | Nanning, Guangxi, China |
| Stadium: Guangxi Sports Center |
Competitive record
All-time results
As of 20 January 2019; counted for the FIFA A-level matches only.[69] All matches before the founding of Chinese Football Association in 1924 are not counted as A-level match by FIFA.
- This list consist of Olympic Games, Olympics qualification and matches between 1913 and 1923, but all of them will be deleted from list.
| Nations | First Played | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | AFC |
 Albania | 1973 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | UEFA |
 Algeria | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | CAF |
 Andorra | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UEFA |
 Argentina | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | CONMEBOL |
 Australia | 1983 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | AFC |
| Bahrain | 1986 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | AFC |
 Bangladesh | 1980 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | AFC |
 Bhutan | 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | AFC |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | UEFA |
 Botswana | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | CAF |
| Brazil | 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | CONMEBOL |
 Brunei | 1975 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | AFC |
 Cambodia | 1963 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | AFC |
 Canada | 1984 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | CONCACAF |
 Chile | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CONMEBOL |
 Colombia | 1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | CONMEBOL |
 DR Congo | 1977 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | CAF |
 Costa Rica | 2002 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | CONCACAF |
 Croatia | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | UEFA |
 Cuba | 1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | CONCACAF |
| Czech Republic | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | UEFA |
 Egypt | 1963 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | CAF |
 El Salvador | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | CONCACAF |
 England[70] | 1936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | UEFA |
 Estonia | 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | UEFA |
 Fiji | 1975 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | OFC |
 Finland | 1952 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | −1 | UEFA |
 France | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | UEFA |
| Germany | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | UEFA |
 Ghana | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | CAF |
| Guam | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | AFC |
 Guinea | 1965 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | CAF |
 Haiti | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | CONCACAF |
 Honduras | 2006 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | CONCACAF |
| Hong Kong | 1975 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 8 | +27 | AFC |
 Hungary | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | UEFA |
 Iceland | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | UEFA |
| India | 1956 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | AFC |
 Indonesia | 1934 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 8 | +26 | AFC |
| Iran | 1976 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 36 | −18 | AFC |
| Iraq | 1976 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 20 | −2 | AFC |
| Italy | 1986 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | UEFA |
 Jamaica | 1977 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | CONCACAF |
 Japan | 1917 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 40 | +12 | AFC |
| Jordan | 1984 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | AFC |
 Kazakhstan | 1997 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | UEFA |
 Kenya | 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | CAF |
 North Korea | 1959 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | AFC |
| South Korea | 1978 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 52 | −25 | AFC |
 Kuwait | 1975 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | AFC |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | AFC |
 Laos | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | AFC |
 Latvia | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | UEFA |
 Lebanon | 1998 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | AFC |
 Macau | 1978 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | AFC |
 North Macedonia | 2004 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | UEFA |
 Malaysia | 1976 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 7 | +30 | AFC |
 Maldives | 2001 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | AFC |
 Mali | 1966 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | CAF |
 Mexico | 1987 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | CONCACAF |
 Morocco | 1977 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | CAF |
| Myanmar | 1957 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 4 | +24 | AFC |
 Nepal | 1972 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | AFC |
 Netherlands | 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | UEFA |
 New Zealand | 1975 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | −2 | OFC |
 Norway | 1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | UEFA |
 Oman | 1998 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | AFC |
 Pakistan | 1963 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | AFC |
| Palestine | 2006 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | AFC |
 Papua New Guinea | 1985 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | OFC |
 Paraguay | 1996 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | CONMEBOL |
 Peru | 1978 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | CONMEBOL |
| Philippines | 1913 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 13 | +42 | AFC |
 Poland | 1984 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | UEFA |
 Portugal | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | UEFA |
| Qatar | 1978 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 16 | +7 | AFC |
 Republic of Ireland | 1984 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | UEFA |
 Romania | 1984 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | UEFA |
 Russia | 1959 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | UEFA |
 Saudi Arabia | 1978 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | AFC |
 Senegal | 1972 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | CAF |
 Serbia | 2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | −7 | UEFA |
 Sierra Leone | 1974 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | CAF |
 Singapore | 1984 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 12 | +26 | AFC |
 Slovenia | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UEFA |
 Somalia | 1972 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | CAF |
| Spain | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | UEFA |
 Sri Lanka | 1972 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | AFC |
 Sudan | 1957 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | CAF |
 Sweden | 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | UEFA |
 Switzerland | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | UEFA |
| Syria | 1966 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | AFC |
 Tajikistan | 1997 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | AFC |
 Tanzania | 1966 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | CAF |
| Thailand | 1970 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 23 | +38 | AFC |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | CONCACAF |
 Tunisia | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | CAF |
 Turkey | 1948 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | UEFA |
 Turkmenistan | 1994 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | AFC |
 United Arab Emirates | 1984 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | AFC |
| United States | 1977 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | CONCACAF |
| Uruguay | 1982 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | CONMEBOL |
| Uzbekistan | 1994 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 | AFC |
 Venezuela | 1978 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | CONMEBOL |
 Vietnam [a] | 1956 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 13 | +18 | AFC |
| Wales | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | UEFA |
 Yemen | 1988 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | AFC |
 Zambia | 1972 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | CAF |
 Zimbabwe | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | CAF |
| Total | 1913 | 608 | 305 | 136 | 173 | 1096 | 638 | +458 | All |
- http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/china-team/21/
- http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/china-team/
- https://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=chn/men/matches/index.html
- All matches before the founding of Chinese Football Association in 1924 are not counted as A-level match by FIFA (1913 - 1923):
| Nations | First Played | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1923 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | −10 | AFC |
| Japan | 1917 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | AFC |
| Hong Kong | 1923 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | AFC |
| Philippines | 1913 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | AFC |
| Total | 1913 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 27 | +12 | All |
correct table :
2 June 2018 : http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/china-team/21/
546 P 268 W 115 D 156 L 991:570 +421
Competition history
FIFA World Cup record
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1930 | Did not enter | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||
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 1938 | ||||||||||||||||
 1950 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1962 | Did not enter | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||
| 1966 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1990 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1994 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | ||||||||||
 2002 | Group stage | 31st | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2006 | Did not qualify | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||
 2010 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 106 | 65 | 16 | 25 | 216 | 72 | ||
AFC Asian Cup record
AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup qualification | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
 1956 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
 1964 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
 1968 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1972 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 1980 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1984 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
 1992 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
| 2007 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 2011 | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |||
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2019 | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 12/17 | 0 Titles | 55 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 88 | 65 | 52 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 148 | 23 | ||
Olympic Games record
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 to 1928 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 1936 | First round | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 1948 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1952 to 1956 | Withdrew after qualifying | ||||||||
| 1960 to 1976 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 1980 to 1984 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1988 | First round | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 3/25 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | |
For 1992 to 2016, see China national under-23 football team
Asian Games record
| Year | Result | Rank | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 1954 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1958 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 1962 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 1966 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1970 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1974 | First round | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1978 | Third place | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | |
| 1982 | Quarter-finals | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1986 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | ||
| 1990 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1994 | Runners-up | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | |
| 1998 | Third place | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 7 | |
| Total* | 7/13 | - | 37 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 85 | 38 | |
* Including 1998 onwards (until 2010)
For 2002 to 2018, see China national under-23 football team
EAFF East Asian Cup record
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Third place | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Champions | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2008 | Third place | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2010 | Champions | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Third place | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2019 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | - | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 26 |
Far Eastern Championship Games record
All matches before the founding of Chinese Football Association in 1924 are not counted as A-level match by FIFA.counted for the FIFA A-level matches only.[69]
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1915 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1917 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
 1919 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 1921 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 1923 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 1925 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 1927 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 1930 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 1934 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Total | 10/10 | 9 Titles | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 17 |
Statistics
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| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Weifeng | 1998–2011 | 112 | 14 |
| 2 | Gao Lin | 2005–present | 109 | 22 |
| 3 | Zheng Zhi | 2002–present | 108 | 15 |
| 4 | Hao Haidong | 1992–2004 | 107 | 41 |
| 5 | Fan Zhiyi | 1992–2002 | 106 | 17 |
| 6 | Li Tie | 1997–2010 | 92 | 6 |
| 7 | Zhao Xuri | 2003–present | 87 | 2 |
| 8 | Ma Mingyu | 1996–2002 | 86 | 12 |
| Li Ming | 1992–2004 | 86 | 8 | |
| Zhu Bo | 1983–1993 | 86 | 1 |
Top goalscorers
As of 24 January 2019, the ten highest goalscorers for China are:[72][73]
| # | Player | Career | Goals (caps) | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hao Haidong | 1992–2004 | 41 0(107) | 0.383 |
| 2 | Su Maozhen | 1994–2002 | 27 0(53) | 0.509 |
| 3 | Li Jinyu | 1997–2008 | 24 0(70) | 0.342 |
| 4 | Yang Xu | 2009–present | 22 0(48) | 0.458 |
| Gao Lin | 2005–present | 22 0(109) | 0.202 | |
| 6 | Ma Lin | 1985–1990 | 21 0(45) | 0.467 |
| 7 | Liu Haiguang | 1983–1990 | 20 0(58) | 0.345 |
| 8 | Zhao Dayu | 1982–1986 | 19 0(29) | 0.655 |
| Li Bing | 1992–2001 | 19 0(67) | 0.283 | |
| Yu Dabao | 2010–present | 19 0(56) | 0.339 |
List of managers
1930–1948
China went without a manager until 1930 and the establishment of the national team only occurred when it came to international sporting events.
| # | Name | Game | Record |
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| 1 |  Tong Fuk Cheung | 1930 Far Eastern Games | Champions |
| 2 | Lee Wai Tong[74] | 1934 Far Eastern Games | Champions |
| 3 | Ngan Shing Kwan | 1936 Summer Olympics | First round |
| 4 | Lee Wai Tong (2nd time) | 1948 Summer Olympics | First round |
1951–present
- As of 9 December 2017
| # | Name | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Fenglou | 1951–1952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 00.00% | |
| 2 | Ke Lun | 1956 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | |
| 3 | Dai Linjing | 1957 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 25.00% | |
| 4 | Chen Chengda | 1958–1962 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 57.14% | |
| 5 | Nian Weisi | 1963 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 53.85% | |
| 6 | Fang Renqiu | 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.00% | |
| 7 | Nian Weisi (2nd time) | 1965–1973 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 97 | 40 | 67.86% | |
| 8 | Nian Weisi (3rd time)Nian Weisi | 1974–1976 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 40 | 51.85% | Third place at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup |
| 9 | Zhang Honggen | 1977 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 60.00% | |
| 10 | Nian Weisi (4th time) | 1978 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 57.14% | Bronze medal at the 1978 Asian Games |
| 11 | Zhang Honggen (2nd time) | 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.00% | |
| 12 | Nian Weisi (5th time) | 1980 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 40.00% | |
| 13 | Su Yongshun | 1980–1982 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 45.00% | |
| 14 | Zhang Honggen (3rd time) | 1982 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 30.00% | |
| 15 | Zeng Xuelin | 1983–1985 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 99 | 35 | 57.14% | Runners-up of the 1984 AFC Asian Cup |
| 16 | Nian Weisi (6th time) | 1985–1986 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 53.85% | |
| 17 | Gao Fengwen | 1986–1990 | 56 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 112 | 40 | 48.21% | Fourth place at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup |
| 18 | Xu Genbao | 1991–1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.00% | |
| * | Chen Xirong (caretaker) | 1992 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 60.00% | |
| 19 | Klaus Schlappner | 1992–1993 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 27 | 36.00% | Third place at the 1992 AFC Asian Cup |
| 20 | Qi Wusheng | 1994–1997 | 55 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 97 | 60 | 49.09% | Silver medal at the 1994 Asian Games |
| 21 | Bobby Houghton | 1997–1999 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 58.82% | Bronze medal at the 1998 Asian Games |
| * | Jin Zhiyang (caretaker) | 2000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 100.00% | |
| 22 |  Bora Milutinović | 2000–2002 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 75 | 50 | 43.48% | Group stage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Fourth place at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup |
| * | Shen Xiangfu (caretaker) | 2002 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 33.33% | |
| 23 | Arie Haan | 2002–2004 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 22 | 56.67% | Runners-up of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup |
| 24 | Zhu Guanghu | 2005–2007 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 33.33% | Winners of the 2005 East Asian Football Championship |
| 25 | Vladimir Petrović | 2007–2008 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 33.33% | Third place at the 2008 East Asian Football Championship |
| * | Yin Tiesheng (caretaker) | 2008–2009 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 33.33% | |
| 26 | Gao Hongbo | 2009–2011 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 31 | 63.16% | Winners of the 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
| 27 | José Antonio Camacho | 2011–2013 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 35.00% | |
| * | Fu Bo (caretaker) | 2013–2014 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 44.44% | Runners-up of the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 28 | Alain Perrin | 2014–2016 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 45 | 18 | 44.00% | 7th place of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup Runners-up of the 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 29 | Gao Hongbo (2nd time) | 2016 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 37.50% | Qualified - 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round |
| 30 | Marcello Lippi | 2016–2019 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 41 | 33.33% | Third place of the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
Honours
Continental
AFC Asian Cup
Runners-up (2): 1984, 2004- Third place (2): 1976, 1992
Asian Games
Silver medal (1): 1994- Bronze medal (2): 1978, 1998
Regional
EAFF East Asian Cup
Winners (2): 2005, 2010
Runners-up (1): 2013, 2015- Third place (3): 2003, 2008, 2017
Dynasty Cup
Runners-up (2): 1990, 1998
Far Eastern Games
Winners (9): 1915, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1930 (shared), 1934
Runners-up (1): 1913
Minor tournaments
China Cup- Third place (1): 2017
- Third place (1): 2017
Dunhill Cup
Winners (1): 1997
Runners-up (1): 1999
- Four Nations Tournament
Winners (2): Jan. 2000, Sept. 2000- Third place (1): 2001
King's Cup
Winners (1): 1993
Runners-up (1): 2001- Third place (1): 1980 (shared)
Kirin Cup- Third place (1): 1984 (shared)
Lunar New Year Cup
Winners (1): 1978
Runners-up (2): 1989, 1990
Merlion Cup
Winners (1): 1986- Third place (1): 1983
Nehru Cup
Runners-up (4): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986- Third place (1): 1997
See also
- Football in China
- China national football B team
- China national football team head to head
- China national futsal team
- China national beach soccer team
- China women's national football team
- China women's national futsal team
Notes
^ Includes North Vietnam and South Vietnam before 1975.
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External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to China national football team. |
Chinese Football Association Official Website (in Chinese)
Team China on Sina Sports (in Chinese)
Profile on FIFA
Profile on AFC
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